Profiles: Raymond S. Koff, MD

Raymond Hu

Adenocarcinoma in a Koff Urinary Ileal Diversion

The use of an ileal conduit as a means of treatment for bladder cancer or dysfunction is widely used and understood. However, long term surveillance of that conduit has not been strongly established and set forth as a means of screening. We present a 76yo female with a history of neurogenic bladder secondary to paraplegia who underwent the formation of a "Koff" pouch as a conduit. Nineteen year...

Marc Fisher , MD , and Kennedy Lees , MD Reversing Stroke in the 2010 s Lessons

Only months from now, another decade will dawn on stroke research with a dearth of therapeutic innovations developed to reverse the devastating effects of acute ischemic stroke. Despite generations of academic research investigators and associated industry collaborations, our clinical trials have marked each decade by successive eras of failed treatments with only a few exceptions. The recent p...

John S. Chapman, MD: neglected pioneer in sarcoidosis.

ic pulmonary physician in the US state of Texas who made major contributions in the understanding of sarcoidosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease. In our view, he has not received proper credit for his contributions to the field. Born in the small town of Sweetwater, he graduated from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas. He then entered the University of Texas Medical Br...

Robert S. Wallerstein, MD Visiting Lectureship in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

Each year, the UCSF Department of Psychiatry invites a distinguished scholar to speak on campus as part of the Robert S. Wallerstein, MD Visiting Lectureship in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. This lecture series is held in honor of the late Robert S. Wallerstein, MD, and is focused on showcasing psychoanalytic knowledge and clinical expertise that influence psychiatry, psychotherapy and psyc...